USPTO Patents Application 10552580

AMENDMENTS TO THE CLAIMS

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21 . (New) A method of manufacturing a pleated product, the method comprising:

providing a fabric comprising warp and weft, one of said warp and said weft being
formed of polyester yam constituting an easy-to-pieat yam and the other of said warp and said
weft being formed of a material constituting a hard-to-pleat yam selected fi-om a group consisting
of rayon yam, acrylic yam, and natural fabric yam;

folding said fabric along a first folding line, said first folding line being angled relative to
said warp and said weft;

pleating said fabric up to said folding line in a passing direction of one of said warp and
said weft; and

unfolding and washing said fabric.

22. (New) The method of claim 2 1 , wherein said fabric includes

a first fabric piece comprising a first warp and a first weft, one of said warp and said weft
being formed of polyester yam constituting an easy-to-pleat yam and the other of said warp and
said weft being formed of a material constituting a hard-to-pleat yam selected firom a group
consisting of rayon yam, acrylic yam, and natural fabric yam, and

a second fabric piece comprising a second warp and a second weft, one of said second

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warp and said second weft being formed of polyester yam constituting an easy-to-pleat yam and
the other of said second warp and said second weft being formed of a material constituting a
hard-to-pleat yam selected fi-om a group consisting of rayon yam, acrylic yam, and natural fabric
yam; and

said first folding line is angled relative to each of said first warp, said second warp, said
first weft, and said second weft.

23 . (New) The method of claim 2 1 , fiirther comprising:

folding said fabric along a second folding line, said second folding line being angled
relative to said warp and said weft;

wherein said pleating occurs after folding said fabric along said first folding line and
folding said fabric along a second folding line.

24. (New) The method of claim 22, fiirther comprising:

folding said fabric along a second folding line, said second folding line being angled
relative to each of said first warp, said second warp, said first weft, and said second weft;

wherein said pleating occurs after folding said fabric along said first folding line and
folding said fabric along a second folding line.

25. (New) The method of claim 2 1 , wherein the first folding line is angled relative to said
warp and said weft at an angle of 45 degrees.

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26. (New) The method of claim 22, wherein said first folding line is angled relative to each
of said first warp, said second warp, said first weft, and said second weft at an angle of 45
degrees.

27. (New) The method of claim 23, wherein each of said first folding line and said second
folding line is angled relative to said warp and said weft at an angle of 45 degrees.

28. (New) The method of claim 24, wherein each of said first folding line and said second
folding line is angled relative to each of said first warp, said second warp, said first weft, and said
second weft at an angle of 45 degrees.

29. (New) The method of claim 21, fiirther comprising:

folding said fabric along a second folding line, said second folding line being angled
relative to said warp and said weft;

folding said fabric along a third folding line, said third folding line being angled relative
to said warp and said weft;

wherein said pleating occurs after folding said fabric along said first folding line, folding
said fabric along a second folding line, and folding said fabric along said third folding line.

30. (New) The method of claim 22, fiirther comprising:

folding said fabric along a second folding line, said second folding line being angled
relative to each of said first warp, said second warp, said first weft, and said second weft;

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folding said fabric along a third folding line, said third folding line being angled relative
to each of said first warp, said second warp, said first weft, and said second weft;

wherein said pleating occurs after folding said fabric along said first folding line, folding
said fabric along a second folding line, and folding said fabric along said third folding line.

3 1 . (New) The method of claim 21 , wherein one of said warp and said weft being formed of
polyester yam constituting an easy-to-pleat yam and the other of said warp and said weft being
formed of a material selected fi-om a group consisting of rayon yam, and acrylic yam constituting
a hard-to-pleat yam.

32. (New) The method of claim 21, wherein said natural fabric yam is composed entirely of
natural fibers.

33. (New) The method of claim 21, wherein said natural fabric yam is composed entirely of
a material selected from a group consisting of cotton, hemp, or wool.

34. (New) A method of manufacturing a pleated product, the method comprising:

providing a fabric comprising warp and weft, one of said warp and said weft being
formed of polyester yam and the other of said warp and said weft being formed of a material
selected fi-om a group consisting of rayon yam, acrylic yam, and natural fabric yam;

folding said fabric along a first folding line such that a first portion of said fabric is on a

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first side of first folding line and a second portion of said fabric is on a second side of said first
folding line, said first folding line being angled relative to said warp and said weft; and

pleating said fabric up to said folding line in a passing direction of one of said warp and
said weft such that one of said first portion and said second portion is pleated and the other of
said first portion and said second portion is not pleated.

35. (New) The method of claim 34, wherein said fabric includes

a first fabric piece comprising a first warp and a first weft, one of said warp and said weft
being formed of polyester yam and the other of said warp and said weft being formed of a
material selected from a group consisting of rayon yam, acrylic yam, and natural fabric yam, and

a second fabric piece comprising a second warp and a second weft, one of said second
warp and said second weft being formed of polyester yam and the other of said second warp and
said second weft being formed of a material selected from a group consisting of rayon yam,
acrylic yam, and natural fabric yam; and

said first folding line is angled relative to each of said first warp, said second warp, said
first weft, and said second weft.

36. (New) The method of claim 34, fiulher comprising:

folding said fabric along a second folding line, said second folding line being angled
relative to said warp and said weft;

wherein said pleating occurs after folding said fabric along said first folding line and
folding said fabric along a second folding line.

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37. (New) The method of claim 35, further comprising:

folding said fabric along a second folding line, said second folding line being angled
relative to each of said first warp, said second warp, said first weft, and said second weft;

wherein said pleating occurs after folding said fabric along said first folding line and
folding said fabric along a second folding line.

38. (New) The method of claim 34, wherein one of said warp and said weft being formed of
polyester yam and the other of said warp and said weft being formed of a material selected from
a group consisting of rayon yam, and acrylic yam.

39. (New) The method of claim 34, wherein said natural fabric yam is composed entirely of
natural fibers.

40. (New) The method of claim 34, wherein said natural fabric yam is composed entirely of
a material selected from a group consisting of cotton, hemp, or wool.

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